diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 577896a8..6ca6ba68 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 		rtpAddrPtr            = flag.String("RtpAddr", "", "Rtp destination address: <IP>:<port> (port is generally 6970-6999)")
 		logPathPtr            = flag.String("LogPath", defaultLogPath, "The log path")
 		configFilePtr         = flag.String("ConfigFile", "", "NetSender config file")
-		sendRetryPtr          = flag.Bool("send-retry", false, "If true, we retry send on a failure, otherwise drop the data.")
+		sendRetryPtr          = flag.Bool("retry", false, "Specify whether a failed send should be retried.")
 	)
 
 	var outputs flagStrings